big game record database

The Wisconsin Trophy Records

The official record of Wisconsin’s greatest big game. Documented by the Wisconsin Buck & Bear Club since 1965 and scored to Boone & Crockett and Pope & Young standards.

What’s Recorded

  • Typical and non-typical whitetail deer (gun and bow)
  • Black bear
  • Elk and wolf — Wisconsin was the first to record wolves in North America

Wisconsin Big Game Record Book

25,409 trophies recorded across Whitetail, Elk, Bear & Wolf.

Wisconsin Whitetail Deer Record Book

23,070 records

  1. 253 Elmer Gotz 1973
  2. 250 6⁄8 O: Nate Olsen 2020
  3. 249 5⁄8 Jim Baker 2013
  4. 247 3⁄8 Arnold Stalsberg 1998
  5. 245 7⁄8 Jerry Nykanen 1962
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Wisconsin Elk Record Book

14 records

  1. 325 5⁄8 Paul Finch 2024
  2. 323 6⁄8 Brian Harris 2025
  3. 315 Bria Pank 2025
  4. 311 5⁄8 William LaPointe 2019
  5. 288 Al Nerby 2022
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Wisconsin Bear Record Book

2,308 records

  1. 23 5⁄16 O: Wade Brockman 2010
  2. 23 3⁄16 Kurk Mackrill 2011
  3. 23 1⁄16 Robert Gilbertson 2018
  4. 22 14⁄16 Rick Hanson 2021
  5. 22 14⁄16 Todd Wirth 2017
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Wisconsin Wolf Record Book

17 records

  1. 16 7⁄16 Adam Davel 2014
  2. 16 Troy Pleuss 2014
  3. 15 14⁄16 Jared Loos 2012
  4. 15 13⁄16 Gavin Witt 2021
  5. 15 11⁄16 Alexander Korittnig 2012
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Get the Book

The latest edition of the Wisconsin Trophy Records book is available to order. Online ordering and searchable records are coming soon.

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